Football is a game, played in two halves

identifiable by factions wearing coloured scarves

either round the neck in a conformist style

or tied round the wrist like a 70’s exile.

The weekly gathering of like minded folk

and tribal instincts that it evokes

generating emotion in the assembled masses

that transcends barriers and social classes

For 90 minutes they’re all the same.

Chasing adrenaline throughout the game

and the bond that ties them all together

does not depend on whether

the match was won, lost or drawn.

A pledge of allegiance was never sworn

to bond them all to their chosen team

they just share a vision, they just share a dream.